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Brownville

Ghost town · Pointe Coupee County, Louisiana

Batchelor quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1941, 1:62,500)
Batchelor quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1941, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Brownville is a ghost town in Pointe Coupee County, Louisiana. It is one of 18 former communities in Pointe Coupee County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Brownville as a historical populated place on the Lacour topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 30.7835° N, 91.5898° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLacour
Elevation37 ft
Nearest living townMorganza, LA
Distance to it3.1 miles
GNIS feature ID549433
Coordinates30.78352, -91.58984

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What's there now

Brownville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Morganza, LA (population 601), about 3.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 37 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Brownville?

Brownville is in Pointe Coupee County, Louisiana, at 30.7835, -91.5898.

How many ghost towns are in Pointe Coupee County?

Pointe Coupee County, Louisiana has 18 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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